Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator

NHS; Fontwell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator to create engaging activities for residents and enhance their wellbeing. This role requires warmth, creativity, and organizational skills to inspire participation in both home activities and local community events. Responsibilities include developing tailored activity programs and managing social media interactions. The position offers competitive pay and a robust rewards package, emphasizing personal development and community engagement.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

A range of retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but similar experience in a similar role would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Create a stimulating environment and facilitate exceptional care for residents.
• Devise imaginative activities that suit every resident's interests.
• Build community links and manage social media platforms.

Skills

Organizational skills

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Creativity

Computer literacy

Job description

As a Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. You will be responsible for creating community links, showcasing the home, and updating the home's social media platforms. Your role will also involve devising imaginative, fun, and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability, with the aim of maximizing residents' lifestyle, wellbeing, independence, and social engagement.

Main duties of the job

You'll need to be warm, empathetic, and personable to join us in this role. Your organizational skills and driven mindset mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Similar experience would be ideal, and you will be well supported with the training you need to develop your skills and flourish in your career with us.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of healthcare services in the UK, operating a network of care homes and healthcare facilities across the country. The company is committed to delivering high-quality, personalized care and support to its residents and patients, with a focus on promoting independence, wellbeing, and quality of life.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. You will be computer literate and able to work closely with our community engagement team to create community links and showcase our Home, you will also be responsible for updating the homes social media platforms. Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you'll help to devise imaginative, fun and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. An extremely rewarding role, part of your time as a Lifestyle Enrichment & Activities Coordinator will be spent getting to know our residents and their families before you create tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone's lifestyle, wellbeing, independence and social engagement.

ABOUT YOUYou'll need to be warm, empathetic and personable to join us in this role. Your organisational skills and driven mind-set mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Similar experience would be ideal and you will be well supported with the training you need to develop your skills and flourish in your career with us.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but similar experience in a similar role would be ideal.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.